'A Discovery of Witches' Renewed for Seasons 2 and 3 Ahead of U.S. Debut

Good news for fans of author Deborah Harkness – the television adaptation of her A Discovery of Witchesseries has already been renewed for both Seasons 2 and 3!

The first season of the fantasy drama – which follows the story of a forbideen romance between a vampire and a witch, among other things – hasn’t aired in America yet, but Harkness’ All Souls Trilogy are best sellers here in the states. (And Season 1 appeared to be quite the hit for U.K. network Sky across the pond.)

Following the conclusion of the series’ first season, Sky announced that A Discovery of Witches would not only be back for Season 2, but also greenlit Season 3 at the same time.

“The enormous success of the show in the UK and Europe has made it possible for future seasons to be greenlit and go into production,” Harkness wrote in a post on her Facebook page. “The writers are already hard at work to produce scripts so that we can cast and shoot season 2 next year. Elizabethan London, here we come!”

Season 1 will officially premiere in the U.S. beginning January 17, 2019 on streaming services Sundance Now and Shudder. (There are deals in place for terrestrial broadcast on cable network the Sundance Channel, but that won’t happen until the exclusive streaming window for the series has closed. Which might be a while.)

Starring Matthew Goodeand Teresa Palmer, A Discovery of Witches follows the story of an Oxford professor – who’s also a vampire – and a student, who happens to be a witch descended from the women of Salem. The two find themselves involved in a forbidden love and trapped on the cusp of interspecies magical war.

Are you a fan of Harkness’ novels? Looking forward to A Discovery of Witches? Let’s discuss!

Digital media type by day, Lacy has a fairly useless degree in British medieval literature, and watches entirely too much television in her free time. Ninth Doctor enthusiast and all around Whovian evangelist. Say hi on Twitter at @LacyMB.